The toddler son of two Florida cops who took their own lives last week will probably be adopted by a member of the family.
Clayton Osteen and Victoria Pacheco of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Workplace left behind 1-month-old son Jayce Osteen after they killed themselves a number of days aside from each other, police stated.
A good friend who began a GoFundMe page for Jayce revealed {that a} relative had stepped in to lift the new child child.
“A close family member will be adopting Jayce,” Kelly Ridle wrote. “All donations will be used for enriching Jayce’s life experiences and securing a brighter future.”
About $95,000 price of donations had been collected for the infant boy by Saturday night time.
Osteen, 24, a former Marine, tried suicide on Dec. 31 and was taken off life help on Sunday. Pacheco, 23, killed herself “in the wake of Deputy Osteen’s death,” Sheriff Ken Mascara stated in a statement on Tuesday.
“As sheriff, I saw these two deputies as young, ambitious, and a great compliment to my already amazing group of professionals,” Mascara stated.
“While it is impossible for us to fully comprehend the private circumstances leading up to this devastating loss, we pray that this tragedy becomes a catalyst for change, a catalyst to help ease the stigma surrounding well-being and normalize the conversation about the challenges so many of us face on a regular basis.”
Each of the late deputies, who a distraught member of the family compared to “Romeo and Juliet,” had been honored for saving other people’s lives of their comparatively temporary stints on the drive.
Funeral companies with navy honors had been held for the couple Saturday, according to Haisley Funeral Home in Fort Pierce, and photos shared to the fundraising website.
